Tendencies in the Individual Income Taxation in Contemporary World: Questions of Theory and Practice
Abstract
Under the current turbulent state of the modern system of international economic relations, the previous approaches to the role of individual income tax including its fiscal, stimulant and social functions are needed serious theoretical and practical rethinking. New view for the personal income tax has to take into consideration current budget and debt problems of a number of countries as well as opportunities of post-crisis economic growth stimulation. The article deals with the contemporary tendencies in individual income taxation in the leading countries of the world. The author marks a role of individual income tax both in contribution in consolidated government budget and in social consequences equalization
in the post-crisis periods. Besides, author considers specifi cities of individual income taxation in the Russian Federation, including ways of modifi cation of imposition system by tax rates increasing and progressive tax scale introduction. Refs 49. Figs 5. Tables 2.
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taxation, tax theory, tax policy, tax regulation, progressive taxation, individual income tax, personal income tax, international tax competition
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